Adam McDonald

6 days ago | bigshinyrobot.com | Adam McDonald

Who doesn’t love a good old fashioned horror movie? From classics like Halloween and The Exorcist, to newer ones like The Babadook and Talk to Me, there’s just something cathartic and being in a dark theater with a group of people getting the crap scared out of you. Of course, not all films in this genre are meant to be stereotypical “horror.” Some have more fun making you laugh either at well-timed jokes or gore so over the top that you can’t help to react with sheer incredulity.

2 months ago | wesley.substack.com | Wesley Verhoeve |Adam McDonald |Felix Troiszero

Dear friends,This week, I tested an 85mm lens that is 8x cheaper than my usual Canon setup—and it pleasantly surprised me. I brought it along for a few shoots, including two for Creatives In/AMS and a client portrait session, where a lighting mistake led to a lucky accident. Also, a quick but exciting update on Creatives In/AMS—our limited-edition preview zine just made its debut at SXSW! More on that inside.

Feb 14, 2025 | bigshinyrobot.com | Adam McDonald

As the MCU is about to close out Phase Five, they have a lot to prove to audiences that they can go out with a bang and set us up for what’s to come with The Avengers, Fantastic 4, and (eventually), the X-Men. Captain America: Brave New World mostly gets the job done, but it feels much more like a “best of” Marvel clip show instead of something fresh in and of itself.

May 2, 2024 | bigshinyrobot.com | Adam McDonald

Action movies are the purest form of escapism. Where else can you leave the real world behind and watch martial artists fly through the air, people bend time and space to dodge bullets, or jump out of a 30 story tall burning building on fire? The one thing this and almost all films have in common is the unsung hero of Hollywood – the stunt person. These are the brave men and women who submit themselves to dangers that could (and sometimes do) break their bodies just for our entertainment.

Mar 21, 2024 | bigshinyrobot.com | Adam McDonald

It’s difficult to imagine the film world without Ghostbusters, as it is a true classic that deserves its moniker as a “movie that made us.” But as much as the first one is rightfully revered, the path since then has been a bit bumpy. The sequel was fun in its own right, the reboot with the female cast was vastly underrated, and the requel that was supposed to pass the torch to a new generation was fun, if forgettable.